Period 6
Speaking &
Writing
Unit 3
Travel Journal
Period 6: 幻灯片99-107页
Speaking:
Introduce a place that you have ever
been to to your partner, such as when
and how you went there, what you saw,
what you did, what impressed you most
ect.
Writing :
Read the short passage on page 23, and
find out the differences between a diary
and a travel journal.
Diary Travel journal
1. write about their travels
1. Put thoughts
2. not so personal ,can
2. personal
be shared with others
3. diary just record 3. travel journal has a
the personal feelings different purpose
4. diary writers record 4.writers record their
how they feel very experiences, ideas and
soon after things
happen afterthoughts about
what they have seen.
Have you ever written a travel journal?
Have you ever introduce your trip to
your friends? Now, imagine you just
come back from a journey, and during
journey you have recorded what you
saw ,how you felt , and you want to
write a letter to your American friend to
share your experience.
The following is the form of the letter:
(heading) Beijing No 4 Middle
School
Beijing, China
October 3rd, 2004
(salutation)
Dear Sir or Madam:
Thank you for your letter dated October 1s, 2004.________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_________________( body
)__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_______
(complimentary
close)
Yours sincerely,
(signature)
Zhou ping
Students write the draft
of the letter in the class.
Homework:
Revise the composition and then
change with the desk mates to
correct the mistake. Next lesson,
read the revised and corrected one to
the whole class.